Freis Surname

232,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Freis Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.

Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.

Variant of Dutch: Fries.

Freis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8621:93,39411,686
United States3951:917,61868,923
France1621:410,01760,039
Austria931:91,56413,432
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Freis (54) may also be a first name.

Freis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.

Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.

Variant of Dutch: Fries.

- jsreedy32

Freis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Freis Come From? nationality or country of origin

Freis occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Freis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 232,104th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,188,245 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Freis reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Freis is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 862 people, or 1 in 93,394. In Germany Freis is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Bavaria, where 18 percent are found and Saarland, where 17 percent are found. Barring Germany Freis occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Freis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Freis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Freis last name grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Freis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Freis surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Freis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.08% more than the national average, earning $56,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.56% less than the national average, earning $35,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Freise912,992/
Freiss91566/
Freist91358/
Freisz91170/
Freijs91121/
Freuis91103/
Freits9144/
Freias9138/
Freios9127/
Freihs9110/
Freies919/
Freish914/
Freids913/
Freiis911/
Frejis911/
Frei8939,331/
Fris891,925/
Fres89573/
Freijse8322/
Freisse838/
Freihse837/
Freisch832/
Freiseh832/
Frejgis831/
Freiths830/
Fries8034,685/
Froes8012,313/
Frese8010,100/
Fresh806,709/
Frois804,583/
Freij803,439/
Freih802,717/
Frees801,919/
Freas801,867/
Freid801,009/
Frise80851/
Frais80803/
Friss80795/
Frist80474/
Freus80473/
Freie80461/
Frish80446/
Frisz80279/
Fróis80273/
Frets80258/
Freys80256/
Freds80212/
Fresz80107/
Fress80104/
Freit8098/
Freiß8077/
Frios8060/
Fresc8058/
Freiz8050/
Freia8045/
Frest8040/
Fraes8032/
Frijs8018/
Frehs8015/
Fryes8013/
Frihs8010/
Fruis808/
Freji804/
Frizs804/
Frisc802/
Frões802/
Frues802/
Frišs802/
Frejs802/
Freii801/
Freip801/
Fresj801/
Frezs801/
Frres801/
Frris801/
Freio801/
Freyi801/
Freië801/
Frixs801/
Friës801/
Wfris801/
Frhes800/
Freisová7713/
Freitsch772/
Freische771/
Freisova771/
Fri753,394/
Fre751,287/
Frisch7323,044/
Freese7320,832/
Friess734,814/
Freije732,021/
Fresse731,460/
Friesz731,328/
Fresch73774/
Fruits73724/
Fraise73704/
Frejas73632/
Freiha73624/
Frisse73572/
Frijas73456/
Frease73444/
Freysz73363/
Freyss73267/
Fretts73227/
Fraiss73215/
Friehs73202/
Freesz73174/
Froess73164/
Freidt73148/
Fruish73122/
Froias73109/
Froise7399/
Freijd7376/
Fraess7368/
Freesh7365/
Føreid7355/
Frishe7354/
Freess7340/
Freyse7339/
Fraits7336/
Frøise7329/
Fritsh7328/
Frisce7327/
Freyes7327/
Fredsø7320/
Freiuc7318/
Fraisz7316/
Frajes7313/
Friyas7311/
Freshh7310/
Freyas7310/
Freitt739/
Fraias738/
Vreijs738/
Freihe736/
Freyts735/
Friesh735/
Freads735/
Freieh735/
Freest734/
Fregie734/
Freeds734/
Freich734/
Frehia734/
Åfreds734/
Freiij734/
Frawes734/
Freidj734/
Freidz733/
Fredds733/
Frejes733/
Frejie733/
Fredås733/
Frejås733/
Frayes732/
Fredse732/
Freesc732/
Frehas732/
Frieas732/
Freast732/
Freice732/
Froist732/
Fraish732/
Freysh731/
Freeji731/
Freets731/
Frehes731/
Freiht731/
Freiie731/
Freioe731/
Freuss731/
Freyii731/
Freyus731/
Frhesh731/
Frijes731/
Frisht731/
Friyes731/
Frowes731/
Frejos731/
Fruise731/
Főrizs731/
Fresce731/
Freuse731/
Freiez731/
Freiyo731/
Freiße731/
Frijos731/
Fraids731/
Fraihs731/
Fraizs731/
Freiad731/
Froyes731/
Frrihs731/
Friszt731/
Froesz731/
Freeyi731/
Freëse731/
Freash731/
Freipp731/
Fhreus731/
Freiot730/
Frrist730/
Fresht730/
Freass730/
Freesd730/
Fretse730/
Freiat730/
Freths730/
Freeas730/
Froesh730/
Freasc730/
Freush730/
Freats730/
Freissová714/
Frey67124,709/
Frye6750,354/
Fred6747,806/
Free6734,397/
Fraisse676,972/
Frid676,636/
Frej675,397/
Fras674,741/
Friz674,511/
Frez672,895/
Frih672,233/
Frie672,108/
Fric672,063/
Frische671,513/
Frio671,355/
Frix671,287/
Fret671,209/
Frys671,105/
Frai671,078/
Frea67646/
Freh67466/
Freu67455/
Froesch67349/
Fraiese67317/
Friesch67295/
Friš67213/
Frit67197/
Frij67163/
Freiová67150/
Frex67129/
Frer67114/
Frisová67108/
Freihat6795/
Frii6794/
Freiche6790/
Føre6787/
Froe6773/
Frre6762/
Frue6757/
Froi6754/
Frisova6742/
Freggia6741/
Fredsøe6734/
Fristch6727/
Friß6724/
Frajese6722/
Fraggis6720/
Fresche6716/
Frygies6715/
Fräs6714/
Frec6713/
Frás6711/
Frae6710/
Fruitts6710/
Fraitts679/
Frée678/
Fëri678/
Fryi677/
Fære677/
Frip675/
Fresova675/
Fruggis675/
Frýs675/
Freijdh675/
Frui674/
Freggio674/
Friș674/
Frri674/
Friy673/
Fretsch673/
Freihah673/
Frishøj673/
Frhi673/
Fraoues673/
Frajesh672/
Freitch672/
Fritsth672/
Freihad672/
Freiova672/
Freś672/
Freysse672/
Frep672/
Frischt672/
Freiech671/
Freihut671/
Fraioes671/
Frishce671/
Frishch671/
Frge671/
Frze671/
Pfrisch671/
Freshch671/
Freihet671/
Freß671/
Freš671/
Frigies671/
Fruisch671/
Pfri671/
Freiggi671/
Freihit671/
Frhe671/
Frestch671/
Fraioss671/
Frzi671/
Fritszh671/
Fhre671/
Fristdt670/
Freeiot670/
Fretsth670/
Frieash670/
Frouest670/
Freusch670/
Freesch670/
Fresshe670/

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